“In the dark, I seem to stretch. Without a body to witness, I grow and grow with my pleasure. I feel like… — Alaya Dawn Johnson Astronomy Copy Share Image
“The summer kings are gods, and we are finally, in the end, just men.” — Alaya Dawn Johnson Death Copy Share Image
To love light, you have to love dark. I'm not trying to be profound, I know you'll understand. I don't mean that… — Alaya Dawn Johnson Dark Copy Share Image
“Hands and lips and teeth, and you'd forgotten-no, you'd never known-this way of knowing someone, this dissolution of self, this autophagy.” — Alaya Dawn Johnson Identity Copy Share Image
“Amid all that blood of the dying sun, the verde was still alive.” — Alaya Dawn Johnson Death Copy Share Image
“So I take my lover, my king, and I put him in a pedestal and I cut him down. A man, like… — Alaya Dawn Johnson Death Copy Share Image
“They think they've gone to heaven," he says. "They don't realize that means they're dead.” — Alaya Dawn Johnson Gone to heaven Copy Share Image
Think of it like the best mac and cheese you've ever had. No neon yellow Velveeta and bread crumbs. I'm talking gourmet… — Alaya Dawn Johnson Bread Copy Share Image
“Then you remember that Jack--that's his name, the mac & cheese--plays lacrosse. That's probably where he got all those yummy muscles. You… — Alaya Dawn Johnson Two hands Copy Share Image
The past stands in the path of the future, knowing it will be crushed. — Alaya Dawn Johnson Crushed Copy Share Image
“But I know better than anyone how dangerous trying can be, and how destructive. Maybe it's better to let bad things happen… — Alaya Dawn Johnson Bad thing Copy Share Image
